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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Texas rates for HCPCS 68811

Passes a fine probe through the tear drainage channel from the corner of the eye into the nose to open a blockage, and flushes the channel with fluid. It is the version done with the patient fully asleep under general anesthesia, which is usual for young children. It is done for a blocked tear duct causing constant watering or repeated sticky eyes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia cost?

$2,951

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $4,571.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,413
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,951

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,318.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 41.7 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $2,951 · 27th of 50
IN $6,761MD $162

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.